Family Recipe Friday - Eva Nell's Cinnamon Rolls

We called her "Momie" and/or 

"Grandmomie" depending upon whether

you were one of her 7 children or

a grand-child.

I remember Eva Nell [Stuart] Dennis, my 

Mother's mother, being a wonderful cook.

Eva Nell was the great-grand-daughter of the

lady who set me on my quest of genealogy

many years ago - Catherine "Kate" Petell Teel.

Below is a picture of Grandmomie Eva Nell

with her boys - 6 of them!  My mother

was the oldest child and ONLY girl!!  

Eva Nell Stuart Dennis with her six boys at the home of her brother, 

George "Shorty" Stuart in Texas

I remember Grandmomie as a single mother with 

the younger boys left at home.  With little money, 

working two jobs at times to support them, 

she did what she could to make 

sure they had food on the table. 

I LOVED her Strawberry Cake and her Fried Pies!

And I do remember her Cinnamon Rolls.  Here is a

scan of that Cinnamon Roll Recipe: 

I think of her desserts and candy quite 

often (especially during holidays)! 

I am glad that our Dennis and Stuart families

have cookbooks with those old recipes in them.

Has your family done a cookbook?  If not, maybe

you should think about doing one!  

One day your younger family members

will appreciate it (I really believe that)!

Remember I mentioned Eva Nell's Fried Pies?

Well, it's Friday and I wish I wasn't at least a 4 1/2 hour

drive away from Texas Hill Country Furniture

and 

Natty Flats BBQ up near I-20 off of Hwy 281, south

of Mineral Wells, Texas (west of Fort Worth, Texas).

Because if I were closer, I'd be calling in to see if my

cousin was making Fried Pies today!  

One of Eva Nell's grand-daughter's makes

wonderful Fried Pies and Natty Flats BBQ sells them.

Texas Hill Country Furn and Natty Flats BBQ

But, hey, it's Friday...and I can dream, right?

Sweet Dreams of a Sweet Lady who was a

Sweet Cook!!  

Happy Hunting!

and oh - Happy Sweet Friday!

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